Another fantastic community beer story: The cool folks at Foothills Brewing released a limited bottle run of their Gold & Silver medal winning beer Baltic Porter on the same day in just two places – Sam’s Quik Shop in Durham and their brewery in Winston-Salem. And it wasn’t just any day – they released it on... View Article

Lots going on in the beer community today in North Carolina. It’s the five year anniversary of Pop The Cap, which lifted the ban on beer over 6 percent in the state. Foothills Brewing is marking this date in history with the limited bottle release of their Baltic Porter, one of the brewery’s high acclaimed beers. The... View Article

Foothills Brewing has announced the limited release of Baltic Porter. The beer 22 oz bottles will be available for sales Friday, August 13 and Saturday, August 14 at at both the brewery as well as Sam’s Quik Shop in Durham. There is a limit of 6 bottles on Friday. Bottles will be $15.

In the 18th century, the strong English stouts were exported through the Baltic region to Russia—the origin of the Russian imperial stout style. Seeing this success, traditional lager-making breweries along the export route developed their own version of the style: strong and black, but bottom-fermented and lagered. Baltic porters are smooth, with caramel, chocolate and licorice notes, lacking the roasted, gristy qualities of a stout. Low hop aroma, medium- to full-bodied, with a sweet malty character. Strength ranges from 6 to as high as 9 percent ABV.

As an alcohol beverage attorney, I enjoy the rare privilege of working in a field that is both my hobby and my obsession. Anyone who knows me will tell you that I openly confess my love for beer―that delightful frothy beverage that permeates every aspect of my life. In fact, I owe some of my... View Article

I’m really not much of a gambler and, no, I’m not talking about schwarzbiers. Porters and stouts are the topic in this piece, friend. OK, porters aren’t as black as stouts and still show some hints of deep ruby, but roll with me here. It’s almost the end of 2008 and Chicago is nothing short... View Article

Poland has a cruel nickname: “The country on wheels.” For most of the 19th and 20th centuries, it was ruled by Austro-Hungary, Russia and Germany, and then became a satrapy of the Soviet Union for 50 grim years. Its modern borders bear little relation to the ones it enjoyed a century and a half ago.... View Article